Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-20

LACSNICS.
Another heavy fall of rain last even
ing. Bad for the harvest.
The board OF county commissioners
adjourned as board of equalization
yesterday.
The Turner society's gynasium is
we'll p%atronized and Yankton will some
day be g CITY OF athletes.
a careful calculator estimates that the
spinal column of summer has received q
shock which it cannot survive and tibet
very hot weather will be few aud far be-
tween the remainder of 1887.
The Milwaukee company has the new
grade, near the scene of the washout, all
ready for the track, which can be placed
ut o moments notice. The river is
stationary to day and the oaving has
ceased.
Daniel Wise, the Sioux City gentIe-
man who purchased the Colonel East
forty ON college hill, writes Judge
Roberts that he will soon make Yankton
his home. Mr.. Wise is q contractor and
builder and will make a valuable oitjzen.
The regular drill night for company
E. has been changed from Friday to
Thursday. There will oe o special BUSH
ness meeting of the company Tomorrow
night, which Captain Hameister re-
quests every member OF the company to
attend.
To.day's chapter upon the social evil,
and the highly moral lesson it contains,
ia official matter which we are under con-
tract to print. We do not usually give
SO much space to a Discussion of this
subject. However, the report of the
couucll committee is eloquent and in
tefesting reRding.
The Omaha Republican asserts that
the Illinois Central is to run into Omahe
and that it will also run q line from
Omaha across the northeast corner Of
Nebraska into southern Dakota. Pos
sibly the Sheppard corporation may be
the Illinois Central in disguise. II hal
thus far concealed Its identity, but II
gathering strength for q move to Yank'
ton,
Fred Donaldson received his watel
motor yesterday, and ne is Q waiting
impatiently for the city to extend tn!
mains down Third street. SO he can us'
the motor for his " benefit. Mr.. Don
aldson will operate with the motor exten
sive mill and wood saving machiner.
ard an electric light system on o smal
scale.
Rev. ID. +. Bradley. of the Congtega
tionaI church, is preparing to take hi
summer vacation. Next Sabbath he wi
preach at Huron, after which he VII
return to Yankton and depart henc
with his family for Duluth, where the,
will remain a couple of weeks. Mex
SabDath his Yankton pulpit will be 90
oupied by Rev. Mr.. Lyman, of Yermi
lion. On the succeeding Sunday Rev
Mr.. Slbin, of Els Point, will prsaci
and the third Sunday will bring Re
Mr.. Brown, of Mitchell, to the Yankte
Congregational pulpit.
A letter has been received by Maj
Hanson from an Omaha member of 81
organization headed by ii. N. Sheppar
which proposes to buiiasis railroad fro
Omaha to Yankton. The letter states
to be the settled intention of che COZ
pany to build the road and bridge Il
river. The bridge will be erected
this point il sufficient inducement
offered. The writer asks. "How mn
can We get from Yanktoa in the way
aid?5 This is q question Major Hans
has nos yet answered desiring first
obtain the views OF the people.
r.. r. Keeton, OF Grand View, N.
Wilson of Demont, and F. L. LeCoca,
Harrison who we're in Yankton yesterd
are members of the board Of county co
missioners of Douglas county. Dako
and their visit TO this CITY was for
purpose of acquiring additional couD
for the defense oil Douglas county in
suiss which has recantly been broul
against that cosnty by Goodykoon
Keilam and Porter. OF Mitchell who
present other parties in the case. J
suit Is brought TO recover $50, 600 VII